A formal application has been filed to build a massive, 1.7-million-square-foot data center on the former Publicker Distillery site in the Linfield section of Limerick Township. The project, proposed by Limerick Town Center LLC of Madison, Connecticut, calls for eight two-story buildings up to 120 feet tall spread across nearly 192 acres at 1301 Main St., with PECO providing electricity via a planned mile-long, 67-megawatt power line strung over the Schuylkill River. The application brings to five the number of active data center proposals within 44 miles of each other in the region, with three of the five regional proposals — including the Linfield proposal — sitting within 10 miles of each other on either side of the Schuylkill. The placement is fueling concerns about cumulative impacts on power, water, noise and air quality, with one activist warning the area could become a "sacrifice zone." The project will follow the same conditional use approval process as a similar, 1.4-million-square-foot data center proposed nearby, with final say resting with Limerick Township's elected board of supervisors under data center-specific zoning adopted in 2024.
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 4/18/2026